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Old 11-09-2009, 11:44 AM   #11
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You could move away from the coast completely
Oh wait, then you'd end up in tornado alley.
Nevermind.

I saw this topic and I thought "Yoohoo... JayMan... "
I grew up in Tornado Alley, that wouldnt phase me at all. As a kid I used to go storm chasing with a pro. Fun times. The hurricanes didnt bother me either (other than the lack of power for days and days), I just wish I could have stayed through at least one but I always had to evac.
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Old 11-09-2009, 11:47 AM   #12
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I grew up in Tornado Alley, that wouldnt phase me at all. As a kid I used to go storm chasing with a pro. Fun times. The hurricanes didnt bother me either (other than the lack of power for days and days), I just wish I could have stayed through at least one but I always had to evac.
I've lived in both as well.
Funny though, I still don't think I've ever seen a tornado with my own eyes.
We used to have them frequently when I lived out in West Texas, but they almost always came at night so I either slept through them or just couldn't see where they were.
And when we lived closer to the Gulf Coast, we were far enough inland that we never had to evac.
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Old 11-09-2009, 11:51 AM   #13
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I've lived in both as well.
Funny though, I still don't think I've ever seen a tornado with my own eyes.
We used to have them frequently when I lived out in West Texas, but they almost always came at night so I either slept through them or just couldn't see where they were.
And when we lived closer to the Gulf Coast, we were far enough inland that we never had to evac.
I have seen a few from a distance, but not close up. Some of my favorite child hood memories were running to gramma's across town to hide in the root cellar. Lanterns, flashlights and family.

I lived within 5 minutes of the beach when I lived in FL. My ex was military too so we were ordered to evac after the planes were evac'ed to another base.
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Old 11-09-2009, 11:53 AM   #14
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Florida - year long riding, straight ass boring roads, and bitchen storms.
Dont forget, home to kid touchers and animal mutilators.
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Old 11-09-2009, 02:42 PM   #15
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tropical storm now... but I'm at home now... gotta get some shit and go back in at 1700 to shelter with the airmen (in case something happens) cause they're shutting down the base to any movement from 2100-0900hrs...

gonna sneek the DRZ into the dorms... park the bitch in my office
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Old 11-09-2009, 02:45 PM   #16
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I moved and it might still hit me in GA. Moving does not equal getting away.
Then you didn't move to the right place. And the straight, boring roads are easy to get away from.
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Old 11-09-2009, 03:26 PM   #17
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I have stayed through a couple of hurricanes growing up on the toe of Louisiana. Just like a really bad storm mostly. It's cool when the eye passes over and you see storm clouds all around you and sun shining through. The wind is effing crazy though.
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Trip... the toejam of Louisiana
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Old 11-09-2009, 03:55 PM   #19
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Trip... the toejam of Louisiana
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